Posted on 12/13/2014 7:17:51 AM PST by Citizen Zed
Protesters plan to converge on the nation's capital Saturday to help bring attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police and call for legislative action.
Civil rights organizations plan to hold a national march in Washington with the families of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, two unarmed black men who died in incidents with white police officers, to help bring attention to the issue of police brutality. Civil rights advocate The Rev. Al Sharpton also will be part of the march.
Saturday's march against police violence — sponsored in part by the National Action Network, the Urban League, the NAACP — is scheduled to go down Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the Capitol. At the Capitol, speakers will outline a legislative agenda they want Congress to pursue in relation to police killings.
Several dozen people gathered outside Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington for a planned smaller gathering before heading to the main rally.
Murry Edwards said he made the trip from St. Louis because he wants to make sure the momentum from the movement in Ferguson reaches a national stage.
"This is the national march," Edwards said. "We have to get behind the national movement."
Sheryce Holloway, a recent graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, said she also has been participating in protests at her alma mater.
Holloway said the goal of the protests is "ending blue-on-black crime. Black lives do matter."
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Oh, that is special. Michael Brown, who died as a thug because a cop dissed him, is your poster child. Tells me just how serious you are.
I would go to DC for this-—but it’s being held on the same day that I have to back wash my water pick…….
We can counter march and talk about all the little old people who have been killed at the hands of a black man...
Yeah, think we could even hold up their pictures.
And signs showing the sheer number of crimes commited by blacks.
Signs showing the sheer numbers of black on white crime.
And in vivid colors, a neon sign the disproportionate akd disparate percentage of crimes committed. ..by blacks.
Grow up, Tards.
‘blue-on-black’? Obama/Sharpton don’t care about blacks. They’re just trying to destroy law enforcement. You notice Obama/Sharpton putting all their negative against law enforcement - not against black criminals. Obama/Sharpton are encouraging black criminals.
I'll bet not even 1% of them know her name. (hint: she's on my Freeper page)
Bump. And it is worth noting that the jihadis in Iraq often targeted the Iraqi police. They want lawlessness.
I anticipate no wide angle video of the massive participation that will be reported.
Great picture. The guy in the back is sleeping.
That picture pretty well proves the whole thing is just communist, racist agit-prop.
****it’s being held on the same day that I have to back wash my water pick…….*****
Actually, it’s being held on the same day that many grateful patriots are placing wreaths on Arlington Natl. Cemetery graves.
Just saw a local reporter interviewing a true black American patriot who thanked the fallen for his freedoms. There must be millions more like him than Al Sharpton, but we’ll never know their names.
Race and Sex of Known Offender, 2002–2011. Table 44.
| Known offender | Total | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of known offenders | 595 | 63 | 58 | 61 | 56 | 57 | 66 | 42 | 41 | 74 | 77 | |
| Race | ||||||||||||
| White | 306 | 39 | 31 | 27 | 36 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 43 | |
| Black | 265 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 39 | 29 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Not reported | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 582 | 61 | 57 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 65 | 40 | 39 | 72 | 75 | |
| Female | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Seriously.
Well my snarky comment was aimed at Sharpton-—of course there are many, many patriotic blacks in this country!
Best way to ending blue-on-black events don’t do crime.
We Be Forming A Criminals Union
It’s more likely that alleged marchers will mill around listlessly, wondering where all the marchers are.
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